Damien Grant: Are our grocery prices really too high?

Are our grocery prices too high? This is an issue that is vexing those we pay to be vexed about these things - primarily the Commerce Commission, Andrew Bayly and, of late, Nicola Willis.

The answer, apparently, is yes. The answer was always going to be yes. If you pay someone to look for fairies, they will report finding fairies.

Kate Hawkesby: Groceries aren't getting cheaper anytime soon

I’ve been obsessed with grocery prices this year – I mean, haven’t we all? Anyone who does the shopping knows what a shock it can be when you see the prices of some things literally quadruple right in front of you.  

I have an ongoing debate with the person in our household who does not do the groceries about this. His solution is: if you don’t want to pay $20 for blueberries, shop around. Now, that’s all well and good if you have lots of time on your hands and all day to trawl through supermarkets and greengrocers all over the city, but most of us don’t.